Anqing is a prefecture-level city in Anhui Province and the hometown of Huangmei Opera, a traditional Chinese drama. It is known as "the first state in the border between Wu and Chu" where the Yangtze River is blocked for thousands of miles.

What are the food specialties in Anqing?

?Anqing Specialty 1: Xiaojiaqiao Pancakes Anqing Xiaojiaqiao sesame pancake craftsman Li Daolong created a crispy and delicious pancake in the late Qing Dynasty. It was named after its business location in Xiaojiaqiao.

This kind of sesame cake made by Li Daolong imitates the Huangqiao Huoshao from other provinces, but improves the original ingredients.

It uses refined white flour, old vinegar noodles, soft white sugar, black and white sesame seeds, candied osmanthus, sesame oil and other raw materials, and is made through multiple mixing and baking processes.

This kind of pastry cake is shaped like a crab shell, golden in color, crispy in texture, and won't last long after being stored for a long time.

Anqing Specialty 2: Liangting Snow Date, a kind of pastry, named after its shape like a date and as white as snow. It is produced in the Liangting River in Susong County. It is a traditional specialty in Susong County with a long history.

Liangting Snow Date uses glutinous rice and white taro pulp as raw materials. It is first made into an embryo, then heated in cold oil until the oil boils and the embryo becomes strong and formed. Then it is beaten and topped with sugar.

Because the ratio of raw materials, mixing, steaming, and carving techniques are difficult to master, it is difficult to imitate.

The authentic Liangting Snow Date has a jujube-like embryo shape, white as snow in texture, as thin as paper in the outer shell, and as loose as cotton in the core. It is crispy and tender and melts in the mouth. It can relieve cough and reduce phlegm, balance right and wrong Qi, and strengthen the spleen and kidneys.

Anqing Specialty Three: Mozi Crisp Mozi Crisp is a famous traditional pastry in Anqing. It originated in the late Qing Dynasty and went through nine processes and carefully prepared ingredients.

The main raw materials are fine black sesame seeds, finely ground sesame oil, fine white sugar, etc.

The product looks like black ink, is oily but not greasy, is sweet and refreshing, has the functions of moistening the lungs, nourishing the kidneys and promoting the liver, and is suitable for all ages.

It has won the Quality Product Award of the Ministry of Commerce and the Quality Product Award of Anhui Province.

Anqing Specialty Four: Tongcheng Feng Cake Tongcheng Feng Cake is a famous local specialty and is now famous far and wide. Most of the time it is the favorite breakfast choice of Tongcheng people.

Feng Gao is a seasonal pastry, formerly made during the Spring Festival, which means "the harvest is getting better and better".

Anqing Specialty Five: Wan Gong Gong Cake Wan Gong Gong Cake is the most famous type of Anqing pastry.

Legend has it that this cake was a tribute from a local place to Emperor Qianlong for tasting. After tasting it, the dragon was so happy that he named it "tribute cake". It has a production history of more than 300 years.

Wan Gong Gong Cake is based on the original formula and adds a variety of highly nutritious, high-grade and premium auxiliary materials such as black sesame and nuts, and is researched and processed by many famous chefs.

Because black sesame seeds have the effects of promoting body fluids, nourishing the kidneys, and nourishing hair and skin, they are deeply loved by consumers.

Its quality is as thin as paper.